Houston Daily Digest Thursday, August 13, 2026
Ty's Take
A boil water advisory down in Summersville, progress on the track and field work here in Houston, and the football team heading over to Cabool for Friday night, all of it the kind of stuff that keeps a county humming along when nobody's paying attention. We lost Johnny Hayes this week, another one of those names that's been part of the fabric around here longer than most folks care to remember. The school board's looking at tax rates and after-school buses while the track gets built piece by piece, and somewhere in all of that ordinary business is exactly what holds a place together, the small steady work of keeping things running and the people who show up to do it.
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Weather Alerts
Extreme Heat Warning
Extreme Heat Warning issued August 13 at 2:44AM CDT until August 16 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with daily maximum heat index values around 105 to 110 expected. Overnight low temperatures will remain in the middle to upper 70s. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, and southwest Missouri. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...H...
Houston Herald
HHS football home opener moved to Cabool
Houston High School's football home opener has been relocated to Cabool this season. The move affects the team's scheduled home games for the upcoming year.
Johnny E. Hayes of Vienna, Missouri, died Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, at age 96. Hayes built a lumber empire in Maries County starting with a family sawmill and expanded into construction, ranching, and property development, leaving a lasting mark on the community including Hayes Street in Vienna.
School board sets tax rate, anticipates after-school buses
The school board has set a new tax rate and plans to add after-school bus service. Details on the specific rate and timeline for bus implementation were not available in the subscriber-only article.
Slowly but surely, Houston Schools track and field construction progresses
Houston Schools is making steady progress on its track and field construction project. Work continues on the facility upgrade, though completion remains ongoing.
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Equipment failure causes boil water advisory at Summersville
Summersville residents are under a boil water advisory due to equipment failure at the water treatment facility. Authorities are working to resolve the issue and restore normal water service.
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